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Archive: January, 2006

Marines build berm around troubled city in western Iraq

In an attempt to curb insurgent and criminal activity that has gripped this remote western Iraqi city, Marine engineers here have constructed an 8-foot dirt berm along the city’s perimeter. Now, insurgents can’t freely travel in and out of the city, which has been a breeding ground for smugglers and foreign fighters making their way into Iraq for

Twentynine Palms-based Marine unit mourns loss of two of their own

The Marines and Sailors of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, gathered at the Protestant Chapel here Jan. 18, to pay their final respects to Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Best and Petty Officer 3rd Class David S. Sotelo. Best and Sotelo died as a result of a military vehicle accident on Interstate Highway 15 Jan. 4, while

Iraqi Freedom vets prepare for third deployment

When Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Fischer learned that he would be deploying to Iraq this year, he knew coming back alive was going to depend on some solid training from his battalion’s combat veterans. Fischer is part of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, a force of 1,200 Marines and sailors based in southern California undergoing a 30-day

Memorial unveiled for fallen "Darkhorse" Marines

The memory of fallen Marines lives on in a new painting at the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment's command post in Camp San Mateo.Gary Morris, an artist and retired Marine officer, unveiled an original painting dedicated to the memory of 2nd Lt. James Patrick Blecksmith, a platoon commander who was killed in Fallujah during Operation Al Fajr in

Iraq’s Army assumes control of forces near Fallujah

Iraq’s army took a leap forward for greater independent responsibility today when the 1st Iraqi Army Division assumed operational control of another brigade. Marines and soldiers of Regimental Combat Team 5, based in Fallujah, turned over operational control of Iraqi soldiers assigned to 4th Brigade to the 1st Iraqi Army Division in a ceremony

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